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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., arrives for a news conference following a Senate policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Gun legislation stalls as congressional leaders trade barbs

by Lisa Mascaro Associated PressSeptember 10, 2019

FILE - In this July 23, 2019, file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. More than 200 mayors, including the mayors of El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, are urging Senate leaders to call senators back to the Capitol to act on bipartisan gun safety legislation. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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McConnell says Senate will consider gun background checks

by Lisa Mascaro Associated Press, and Matthew Daly Associated PressAugust 8, 2019

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., left, joined at right by U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., responds to base remarks by President Donald Trump after he called for four Democratic congresswomen of color to go back to their "broken" countries, as he exploited the nation's glaring racial divisions once again for political gain, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2019. All four congresswomen are American citizens and three of the four were born in the U.S. Omar is the first Somali-American in Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Trump vs. Dems: ‘Racist,’ ‘socialist’ lines drawn for 2020

by Lisa Mascaro Associated PressJuly 17, 2019

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., holds a news conference ahead of the Fourth of July break, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 27, 2019. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House will "reluctantly" pass the Senate version of a border funding package even though it won't include the increased migrant protections Democrats had wanted. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Senate fails to limit Trump war powers amid Iran tensions

by Lisa Mascaro Associated Press, and Deb Riechmann Associated PressJune 28, 2019

FILE - In this June 21, 2017, file photo, Special Counsel Robert Mueller departs Capitol Hill following a closed-door meeting in Washington. The debate over special counsel Robert Mueller's report is getting new life with word that Mueller has agreed to testify publicly before two House committees. Democrats say Mueller will appear July 17 in back-to-back sessions of the Judiciary and Intelligence committees. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

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Dems hope Mueller testimony will have ‘profound impact’

by Mary Clare Jalonick Associated Press, Eric Tucker Associated Press, and Lisa Mascaro Associated PressJune 26, 2019

President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington, Monday. Trump’s sudden decision against military strikes may have prevented open conflict with Iran, but it also showed him to be an unpredictable, if unreliable, partner at home and abroad.

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Unreliable Trump confounds both foes and allies

by Lisa Mascaro Associated PressJune 24, 2019

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with governors on “workforce freedom and mobility” in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Thursday, in Washington.

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Dems assail Trump on being open to foreign election help

by Jonathan Lemire Associated Press, and Lisa Mascaro Associated PressJune 13, 2019

Former White House counsel for the Nixon administration John Dean is sworn in before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Mueller Report on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday.

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House Dems make deal to see Mueller files on Trump

by Mary Clare Jalonick Associated Press, and Lisa Mascaro Associated PressJune 10, 2019

President Donald Trump listens during a news conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May at the Foreign Office, Tuesday, June 4, 2019, in central London. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Trump-GOP split: Senators loudly oppose Mexico tariffs

by Lisa Mascaro Associated Press, Luis Alonso Lugo Associated Press, and Darlene Superville Associated PressJune 4, 2019

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during a panel discussion at Delaware County Community College in Media, Pa.

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To impeach or not? Pelosi balances competing calls

by Lisa Mascaro Associated PressMay 30, 2019